Watching Gu He stroll toward him, Li Wu felt a chill in his heart.
Two experts who were at least Dou Zongs had openly shown hostility toward the three of them. What were they after? Could they be the backing of the two people they had intercepted? Yet the look in the eyes of the two behind them, as though they were ready to fight to the death, made that seem unlikely.
Li Wu steadied himself and forcibly calmed down before asking Gu He, "May I ask who you are? I don't seem to have offended you."
"You haven't offended me, but I have my eye on something you possess." As Gu He spoke, he sealed off the space around Li Wu. At this point, even another Dou Zun would not be able to directly rescue Li Wu.
"Please name it, sir. If I have it on me, I will give it to you." Li Wu's expression darkened. He had just forced someone else to hand over medicinal ingredients, only for someone to immediately take an interest in his possessions. Karma truly came full circle.
But he would never sit still and await death. The hand hidden beneath his sleeve moved subtly, and a thread of pitch-black Dou Qi silently dissipated within his sleeve.
That was the essence of the poisonous Dou Qi he cultivated. Once it entered the air, it would dissolve into the surroundings, colorless and odorless. Even Dou Zong experts would fall victim to it if they remained within it for over an hour. All he could do now was stall for as long as possible. Time was on his side.
"No need. I think I'd rather take it myself." As he spoke, Gu He was already only several dozen meters away from Li Wu. To a